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Check out the Cornhusker State with a Bus Rental in Nebraska

Ride a Bus Rental in Nebraska and Have a Truly Wonderful Vacation!

Nebraska is the 16th biggest state in terms of area and has close to 1.9 million people calling it home. Its biggest city is Omaha, but its capital is Lincoln. The state is also known as the Cornhusker State. Nebraska's charm is rooted in its people, its events, and its various destinations. If you are wary of New York City's fast-paced and impersonal aura, then you would love Nebraska where kindness, generosity and graciousness reigns.

So be on a bus rental in Nebraska and experience the beauty, charm and other offerings of the Cornhusker State!

A bus rental in Nebraska can take to you anywhere in the Cornhusker State.

A bus rental in Nebraska is the best way to tour the state with family or with friends. You can be sure that everybody in your group would be comfortably seated. You can also save time and money with a bus rental in Nebraska, ensuring that you can see more and do more during your vacation.

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Have great fun in the state on a bus rental in Nebraska.

No matter what you plan, make sure that you get a bus rental in Nebraska from BusRental.com. This is the only way that you would have a more fun and more enjoyable vacation. Not only will you have a more convenient way to travel and tour a new city or state, you will also be able to cover a lot more places wthout wasting time and moeny.

The state has several places where you can go to in pursuit of pure unadulterated fun. Fun Plex is the biggest amusement park in Nebraska and features the only roller coaster in the entire state. Other rides include bumper boats, go-gator kiddie coaster, Rock-o-Ride, carousel, Ferris wheel, tilt-a-whirl, and slick track. Fun Plex also has a water park that has a lazy river, a children's pool, a wave pool, and waterslides.

You can play mini golf at Boulder Creek Amusement Park in Omaha and you can also go rock climbing and have fun at the batting cages. Another Omaha attraction you might want to go to is the CoCo Key Water Resort at the Holiday Inn Omaha Central. The water resort covers about 57,000 square feet of space and features three 40-foot slides, the Adventure River, Parrots Perch, and a video game arcade, among other rides and attractions.

Island Oasis Water Park in Grand Island helps entire families cool off during the summer. It has six acres of space that features a lazy river, wave pool, high speed water slides, zero depth pools, spray fountains, wacky wet otter slide. More than the water attractions, you could also walk through the lily pads, go on the log walk, play volleyball, or build sand castles.

You can also go to the Champions Fun Center, where you can go on the Free Fall, play miniature golf, and ride the go karts. Or head on to the Amazing Pizza Machine where you can play laser tag or try any of its more than 150 games, attractions and rides. Meanwhile, SkateDaze has something for the entire family, including roller skating, the PlayDaze Playdazium, LazerDaze, roller coasters, bumper cars, motion simulator, arcade games, kiddie rides, and a bounce house.

Casinos. If you can leave the kids or if you are an all-adults group, you might want to check out the state's casinos such as Iron Horse Bar & Casino, Lucky 77 Casino, Native Star Casino, and Ohiya Casino & Bingo and play the night away.

Visual arts. Check out the Bemis Center for Contemporary Art in Omaha's Old Market Historic District. Founded by Tony Hepburn, Jun Kaneko, Ree Schonlau, and Lorne Falke, the center currently has a highly demanded artist in residence program and is known as one of the country's best artist colonies. The Bemis Center holds at least 20 top-notch exhibits every year.

The Joslyn Art Museum, on the other hand, is a fine arts museum that holds a strong collection of 19th- and 20th-century European and American art pieces. Some of the artists represented by the museum's collections include Titian, Paolo Veronese, William-Adolphe Bouguereau, Pierre-Auguste Renoir, and El Greco. The museum has exceptional collections of Greek Pottery, Native American art, and sculptures as well.

The University of Nebraska - Lincoln has five art museums that are worth noting: Kruger Collection, Eisentrager Howard Gallery, Great Plains Art Museum, Rotunda Gallery, and Sheldon Museum of Art. Meanwhile, the University of Nebraska at Kearney has the official state museum, the Museum of Nebraska Art.

Other notable art museums you simply must go to include the Carnegie Arts Center, Kimmel Harding Nelson Center for the Arts, and Lux Center for the Arts.

Harold Warp's Pioneer Village is composed of more than two dozen buildings located on 20 acres of space. The museum has more than 50,000 items ranging from vintage cars, tractors, airplanes, farm implements, frontier buildings and art. You could also go on a steam carousel, here. The museum is recognized as the best pioneer history collection in both 2013 and 2014.

Performing arts. The Holland Performing Arts Center is where the Omaha Area Youth Orchestra and the Omaha Symphony Orchestra play. The events that are held during the Omaha Performing Arts Presents season are also held here. There are three performing stages here: the Courtyard that accommodates 1,000 people, the Peter Kiewit Concert Hall that seats more than 2,000 people, and the Suzanne and Walter Scott Recital Hall that can accommodate close to 500 people.

You should also see the Shelterbelt Theatre perform original works. The award-winning theater group presents four regular shows during each season. They also perform at the Instant Theater Festival, Christmas with the Crawfords, and the Great Plains Theatre Conference.

The Lied Center for Performing Arts is a fairly new center, having opened only in 1990. It is a favorite venue for orchestra performances, theater shows and speaking events. It has five areas, including the Main Stage that seats more than 2,200 people, the Steinhart Room, the cooper Lobby, the Parker Lobby, and the Carson Theater.

Theater holds a special place in Omaha, because it is as old as the city itself. The city is where you would find the Omaha Community Playhouse, which is the biggest community theater in the country. It is one of the most famous community theaters and one of the best funded. It produces musicals and plays. If you like experimental theater, then go see the Magic Theatre, which has been at it for three decades. Meanwhile, the John Beasley Theater & Workshop puts up contemporary plays.

Omaha is also home to the Rose Theater and the Orpheum Theater, as well as the Grande Olde Players Theater Company, Papillion-LaVista Community Theatre, the Blue Barn Theatre, the Omaha Civic Auditorium and the Ralston Community Theatre, the Sokol Auditorium.

Other theaters located in the state include:

Bellevue Little Theatre

Brownville Village Theatre

Lofte Community Theatre

Merryman Performing Arts Center

Nebraska Repertory Theatre

Rex Theatre and One-Room Country School

Rialto II Theatre

Rococo Theatre

The Olde Glory Theatre and Community Hall

West Point Community Theatre

Opera lovers, on the other hand, would love the Minden Opera House, Red Cloud Opera House, and Thorpe Opera House.

When you are in Nebraska, food is never far behind. Check out the sumptuous cowboy fare that you can find all over the state. A thick steak is a must when you are here. Check out Jordan's, the Peppermill & EK Valentine Lounge, and the Cedar Canyon Steakhouse. All of these steakhouses are in Valentine and they duke it out to be named the best in the area. Other worthwhile steakhouses you can go to include Spencer's for Steaks and Chops, Drifter's Cookshack, Kahill's, Misty's, Fleming's Steakhouse, Mahogany Prime Omaha, and the Drover.

However, if you think cowboy fare is all that you would find here, think again. Nebraska has restaurants serving dishes from all around the world. Check out the pupusas and other Salvadorian delights at El Rinconcito Pupuseria in Lexington, or get the best of France's food at the Green Gateau or Le Voltaire. Or perhaps you would like to get the best sushi at HIRO 88 and the Mexican food at La Cocina. In Lincoln, you could get authentic Indian food at the Oven, while you have spicy Thai food at Suwanee Thai Cuisine in Kearney. Dante Ristorante Pizzeria gives you the best Italian food, while Boiler Room, V.Mertz, the Flatiron Cafe, and the Grey Plume all serve delicious American food.

There are two things that Nebraskans feel passionate for. One is college football, and the other is baked goods. Get some baked goodies, such as bread, cinnamon rolls and baklava straight out of a wood-fired brick oven from the Back Alley Bakery in Hastings. Gering Bakery and Sehnert's Bakery and Bieroc Cafe are old time favorites in Gering and McCook. You can also check out the Le Quartier Baking Company for their croissant and other breads.

You would also love desserts at Delice European Bakery, Alotta Brownies, and Bittersweet Bakery and Cakery.

Other restaurants you should try out here include Delight Donut and Platte Valley Brewery, both in Kearny. Grand Island has five highly recommended restaurants: The Chocolate Bar, Vientiane Restaurant, Wasabi Bistro, Fuji Japanese Steakhouse, and Jims Gyros. If you find yourself in Hastings, then you can check out Murphy's Wagon Wheel, Nick's Gyros, and Plainsman Steakhouse & Lounge.

More recommended restaurants:

A & G Steakhouse

BurgerWerx

Burrito King

El Molcajete Restaurant

Goody's Grill

Great China Buffet

Hooper's Office Bar & Grill

House of Memories

Karette Drive In

La Herradura

Mac's Drive-In

Mutt & Jeff

Pop Corner

Raw Hide Steak House

Sunrise Bakery

Tacos El Pueblito

The Market Diner & Bakery

Shopping. Conestoga Mall in Grand Island has more than 611,000 square feet of space and has close to six dozen stores under its wing, including American Eagle Outfitters, Best Buy, Dillard's, General Nutrition Center, JC Penney, Payless ShoeSource, Radio Shack, Sears, and Victoria's Secret. Gateway Mall, located in Lincoln, has more than 100 stores spread over a space of 975,000 square feet. It is anchored by Dillard's, Younkers, Sears, JCPenney, and Forever 21.

Omaha has Oak View Mall, which has more than 100 stores and is anchored by Younkers, Dillard's, J. C. Penney, and Sears. While Southroads Mall in Bellevue has five stores and several offices. And you also have Westroads Mall in Omaha with 135 stores in 1.2 million sq. ft. of space. It is anchored by JCPenney, Von Maur, Younkers, Dick's Sporting Goods, AMC Theatres, and Forever 21.

Other shopping malls in the state include SouthPointe Pavilions, Nebraska Crossing Outlets, Factory Stores of America - Nebraska City, Village Pointe, and Shadow Lake Towne Center.

You might also want to check out the state's many farmers markets. But if you like absolutely the best, then go to the ones in downtown Omaha, Grand island, and Lincoln.

The Nebraska Stampede of the Women's Football Alliance plays its home games at the Rams Field located in Ralston High School, while the Lincoln Saltdogs of the American Association minor league baseball plays its home games at Haymarket Park. The Nebraska Danger of the Indoor Football League plays at the Eihusen Arena. The Omaha Beef of the same league plays at the Omaha Civic Auditorium.

Further, you have the Omaha Storm Chasers, who play their home games at the Werner Park.

Aside from these, there are other sports venues that you need to go to. Baseball fans should watch a game at Brown Park, which is more than a century-old now. Or you could go to the TD Ameritrade Park Omaha, which is the home field of the College World Series. It can hold up to 35,000 people. Other baseball parks you can go to include Creighton Sports Complex and Kearney Memorial Field.

You can also watch football games at Abel Stadium or Memorial Stadium in Lincoln, and you can watch soccer games at the NP Dodge Memorial Park or the Michael G. Morrison SJ Stadium.

Golf courses. Golfers would love Nebraska because of the variety and number of golf courses here that can challenge even the most professional golfers out there. Some courses offer beautiful vistas and a variety of amazing backdrops, while others give you a wonderful chance to relax.

There are more than a dozen history museums in the state. This includes the Durham Museum in Omaha that lets visitors in on the history of the country's western region. Located in the city's former Union Station, the museum has the Byron Reed Collection of rare coins as well as the Trish and Dick Davidson Gallery of commerce and transportation exhibits.

The Nebraska School for the Deaf also has a museum where you can learn more about the school and deaf education in the state. Other history museums you can find here include Museum of Nebraska History, Nebraska Prairie Museum, Sandhills Museum, Tri State Old Time Cowboys Memorial Museum, and the museums under the care of the Nebraska State Historical Society.

Aside from these, there are also national historic sites and national monuments that you can go to, including Chimney Rock National Historic Site, the Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail Headquarters and Visitor Center, Missouri River Basin Lewis & Clark Interpretive Trail & Visitors Center, Pony Express Station, Rock Creek Station State Historical Park, Great Platte River Road Archway Monument, Homestead National Monument of America, and Scotts Bluff National Monument.

Historic districts in the state that are listed in the National Register of Historic Places include:

When it comes to the outdoors, Nebraska offers you a world of experiences that you may not find elsewhere. What are the outdoor experiences that Nebraska offers?

How about experiencing how ranchers live? You can visit a guest ranch located within the state such as WJ Ranch, Big Blue Ranch and Lodge, and Rowse's 1+1 Ranch, along with any one of the many ranches found in the Panhandle region. Here, you can become the cowboy that you have always dreamed of, living the way real ranchers live. You can rope livestock, or just wait for dinner and drinks outdoors.

Nebraska also gives you the opportunity to pick your own vegetables and fruits at one of its many u-pick and pre-picked farms. You are welcome to pick raspberries, asparagus, and melons at Wind Harvest Farms. You can also pick strawberries to your hearts' content at Roca Berry Farm, and pumpkins at Vala's Pumpkin Patch. Speaking of pumpkins, there's more of them at Bloom Where You're Planted Farm and Pumpkin Patch, where you can also go on nature trails, have rubber duck races, dress a scarecrow, and other activities.

If you are more of the observer type, you can appreciate Nebraska's diverse flora and fauna at Switzer Ranch and Nature Reserve where you can go on a guided tour to see animals such as prairie chickens and grouse along with foliage, flowers and everything beautiful in nature. Or you can go to Gilman Park Arboretum where you have a choice to see six different botanical gardens, 100 perennials and more than 380 woody plants spread over 14 acres of land. You can even go to Fontenelle Forest in Bellevue, which is one of the biggest private nature centers in the United States or check out Red Road Herbs where you can harvest the herbs that you want, learn more about plants medicinal uses and admire the herb garden.

Nebraska also offers you to experience the wild in the open as well as different landscapes. Check out the Crescent Lake National Wildlife Refuge where you can see the state's wildife in lakes, ponds and meadows. You could find a lot of deer, birds, jackrabbits, antelope, bobcats and other animals. You could also go to Fort Niobrara, Veltine, Boyer Chute, DeSoto, and Nort Platte National Wildlife Refuge. The state also allows a lot of opportunities for birdwatching and there are several festivals for it, such as the Nebraska Prairie Chicken Festival and the Crane Watch Festival.

Have plans to camp out under the stars? Then you should go to Eugene T. Mahoney State Park, Ponca State Park, and Fort Robinson State Park. These three state parks are the best not just in Nebraska, but in the entire country.

Speaking of State parks, there are just a lot here. Indian Cave State Park has more than 3,000 acres of space and is a good place to camp, hike, go on picnics or go backpacking. You can even have your share or wilderness and nature activities. You can also ride horses.

Niobrara State Park, on the other hand has swimming pools, picnic areas, boat ramps, horseback trails, fishing, hiking, and just relaxing with beautiful backgrounds all around you. Meanwhile, you can go to Smith Falls State Park. This is the newest state park and has several attractions, including tent camping, picnic sites, fishing spots, boating and canoeing.

Other state parks in Nebraska include Chadron State Park, Platte River State Park, and Ponca State Park.

Apart from state parks, you also have state recreation areas. You can go camping, fishing, boating and view wildlife at Lake Wanahoo, or Two Rivers SRA. Or perhaps, you would like to test for yourself whether the waters of Victoria Springs SRA really do have therapeutic value. Meanwhile the Branched Oak State Recreation Area has four boat ramps, fishing spots and facilities, marina, hiking, biking, and horseback riding trails and camping areas.

Fremont Lakes State Recreation Area is among the most popular recreation areas in the state. It covers around 40 acres of land and 300 acres of water. Fishing, camping, boating, swimming, picnicking are just some of the things you can do here.

Further, Lake McConaughy State Recreation Area has close to 5,500 acres of land where you can find aquariums, a theater, and displays that teaches you about the Platte River. It also has camping grounds, boat ramps, fishing cleaning stations, swimming beaches, picnic facilities and rental boats. Then you can go to Louisville State Recreation Area where you can get close to 200 acres of natural beauty and fun recreation. Fishing is also a good idea when you go to Swanson Reservoir State Recreation Area.

Then check out the Windmill State Recreation Area, where you can camp, go boating, and fish.

Calamus State Recreation Area

Enders Reservoir State Recreation Area

Johnson Lake State Recreation Area

Lake Minatare State Recreation Area

Lake Ogallala State Recreation Area

Lewis and Clark State Recreation Area

Medicine Creek State Recreation Area

Mormon Island State Recreation Area

Pawnee State Recreation Area

Red Willow Reservoir State Recreation Area

Rock Creek Station State Recreation Area

Wildcat Hills State Recreation Area

Willow Creek State Recreation Area

You can also get on a bus rental in Nebraska and tour the state historical parks. Arbor Lodge State Historical Park is formerly the home of J. Sterling Morton. Today, you can still find antique wagons and carriages on display at the carriage house. You will also enjoy the landscaped grounds and formal rose garden. You can have a picnic or learn old fashioned crafts while you are at it too.

Or check out the history of Ash Hollow State Historical Park as you explore more than 1,000 acres of space that includes an interpretative center, a visitors center, and the spring that provided sweet water to weary travelers of old. You can go on the hiking trails here or have a picnic at one of the more than two dozen picnic tables provided for you.

The Buffalo Bill Ranch State Historical Park features several memorabilia related to Buffalo Bill, or William F. Cody. Cody was a Pony Express rider, showman and Army scout. You can camp and have a picnic here, as well as hike its trails or go fishing. Other state historical parks include Ashfall Fossil Beds, Bowring Ranch, Fort Atkinson, Fort Hartsuff, Fort Kearny, and Rock Creek Station.

The Henry Doorly Zoo & Aquarium in Omaha is an accredited member of the World Association of Zoos and Aquariums and the Association of Zoos and Aquarium. It currently has 17,000 animals from more than 960 species. These animals are distributed in close to two dozen major exhibits including Lied Jungle, Scott Kingdom of the Seas Aquarium, Garden of the Senses, Kingdoms of the Night, Durham Family Bear Canyon, Exploration Station at the Wild Kingdom Pavilion, Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom Pavilion Original Facility, Butterfly and Insect Pavilion, Chrysalis Hatching Room, and Expedition Madagascar, as well as other minor exhibits. The zoo has the biggest cat complex in the continent, and it also features the biggest nocturnal exhibit, the Kingdoms of the Night exhibit. Meanwhile, the Lied Jungle is one of the biggest indoor rainforests in the world, while the Desert Dome is the biggest indoor dessert in the world.

The zoo and aquarium also works hard towards research, education, recreation and conservation. It is considered to be the best zoo in the world by TripAdvisor and has seen more than 25 million visitors over the past four decades.

Then you can go to the Lincoln Children's Zoo, which has 400 animals belonging to close to 100 species on ten acres of space. It also has more than 40 endangered animals under its care. Your kids will love the interactive and close encounters with the animals here in different exhibits, which include Laura's Butterfly Pavilion, Critter Outpost, and the Hive, along with educational programs and events. The Lincoln Children's Zoo is accredited by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums and counts close to 200,000 visitors every year.

Meanwhile, the Riverside Discovery Center used to be named Riverside Park and Zoo. The zoo lies within the city park in Scottsbluff and has more than 200 animals coming from more than 73 species. It is the only zoo in Western Nebraska. Some exhibits here include the North American Grasslands, Raptor Row, Slither Inn, Aviary, Chimpanzee Building, Cat Complex, and other minor exhibits.

Aside from the zoo, the park also has at least 30 garden spots, three lakes, recreation areas, camping grounds, and a riverside trail.

You can also go to the Ak-Sar-Ben Aquarium, with 12,000 sq. feet of space that has a terrarium, natural history classrooms and an aquarium. It has a dozen display tanks that showcases a wide variety of aquatic creatures such as rainbow trout, sauger, and redear sunfish. You can also find amphibians and reptiles here.

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